Indian-origin 'chicken king' may cut thousands of jobs in UK
London: British-Indian businessman Ranji Boparan, known as the "chicken king", is set to axe around 1,800 jobs in the UK as part of a major restructuring of his food business empire. The Birmingham-based tycoon, known for his mega poultry-focused company '2 Sisters', is planning to shut two sites and cut jobs to rein in costs. The company is one of the largest suppliers of poultry and meat to supermarkets and fast-food chains in the UK.

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Working with RGV dream come true for Shanvi
Chennai:  Shanvi Srivastav, who will be seen in an important role in Ram Gopal Varma's upcoming Telugu political drama "Reddy Garu Poyaru", says it was her dream to work with the ace filmmaker. "To work with him is a dream come tr

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Abhishek says, Ash didn't marry me because I am star or I am a Bachchan
Mumbai:  Abhishek Bachchan says that his actress wife Aishwarya did not marry him because he is a film star or the son of megastar Amitabh Bachchan. In an upcoming episode of 'Koffee with Karan', when asked by the host Karan Johar about the &quo

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Jennifer Lawrence to be first presenter at 2014 Oscars
Los Angeles: Actress Jennifer Lawrence, who bagged the best actress Oscar last year for 'Silver Linings Playbook', has been named as the first presenter for the upcoming 86th annual Academy Awards.  The 23-year-old actress will help hand ou

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India-born millionaire's arrest shakes up UK politics
London:  The arrest of an India-born businessman and his son as part of a probe by the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) into allegations of bribery at aerospace and defence major Rolls-Royce has shaken the corridors of power in Britain.  Mul

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Divorce on Valentines Day! AK-27 fails after 49-days test. President's Rule to be imposed in Delhi
New Delhi: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal resigned on Friday evening after suffering a defeat in the assembly on the Jan Lokpal Bill and in a political gamble he recommended dissolution of the assembly and holding of fresh polls. Bringing to an

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On this Valentines Day, send kisses and bouquets on aps!
Thiruvananthapuram: Conventional love quotes and text messages are likely to give way to virtual kisses and bouquets this Valentine’s Day, which falls on Friday.  A Technopark-based incubated company has launched a mobile phone application

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Lawmakers shame India. Pepper spray leaves Lok Sabha - and nation - in tears
New Delhi: Unprecedented pandemonium marked by fisticuffs, pepper spraying and breaking of mike was on Thursday witnessed in Lok Sabha as the government introduced the controversial Telangana bill. The incident resulted in hospitalisation of three MP

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US ends 9-year Modi boycott as Nancy Powell meets NaMo
Gandhinagar: Ending a nine-year boycott, US Ambassador Nancy Powell on Thursday met Narendra Modi and said her country looks forward to working closely with the government India chooses after the Lok Sabha elections, an indication that it has no rese

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